Christmas 2008

Nate is 7 ~ Kayla is 6

Cuter than ever!!!

Our Santa Letter, Thank You Note, Cookies & Milk

Nate the Artist (now he as his own office right inside daddy's office)

Kayla was surprised with a new bedspread set.

The Christmas Pickle Hunt

Every Christmas morning a small pickle ornament is hidden in the tree. The first one to find it gets a prize!!! This is so much fun, especially since we are all pickle loving people!!!

Kayla was the winner this year!!!

Christmas Eve 2008

The kids with Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop

We are blessed to have such great Grandparents and such a close family!

A Snack for the Reindeer

This will be a new Vella family tradition. We sprinkled a snack on the ground for Santa's Reindeer. The snack also had some glitter in it to help attract them to OUR HOUSE!!!

Santa 2008

Kayla "Always ready to Smile for a picture"

Kayla wants a Laptop and Nate wants a Pet Monkey.

Wishful Thinking!!!

But I sure am BLESSED with 2 Wonderful Kids!!!

2008/2009 School Year

Nate 2nd Grade

Kayla 1st Grade

Kristin's 29th Birthday Suprise

A place NOT to eat on your birthday...

Yes! They threw pie in my face! Thank you Nathaniel and Kayla for telling them it was my birthday!

It was so much fun, I enjoyed every bit of it!

The best part was having GREAT FRIEND Cindy there!

Fall Colors

View from our front porch.

We took this shot of ourselves, so it's not the best...Just look at those colors!!!!

Halloween 2008

Happy Halloween

We had a great night, we went to the store 1 hour prior to going out and got our costumes for 1/2 off. Yeah!! We were also excited Miss Annie and Little Jack Connor came for the evening of fun. We spent the night at Trunk or Treat at our church.

Nate, Kayla, Jack, and Courtney

Roy, my computer nerd and Miss Annie!

Halloween Movie 2008

From Movies 2008

Carving Fun

We have such a silly daddy, when we would cut the pumpkins eye out Roy would scream, hold his eye and run around acting as if he was the pumpkin and it hurt so bad.

Then Nate and Kayla kissing the pumpkins.

They are so cute, they keep me smiling!

Needle in a Hay Stack

Ready...Set...Go...

Good Ol' Country Fun!

They had a great time painting pumpkins!